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  <div class="section" id="usergrid-features">
<h1>Usergrid Features<a class="headerlink" href="#usergrid-features" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h1>
<p>Usergrid provides developers with access to a flexible data store and
enables you to quickly integrate valuable features into your app,
including social graphs, user management, data storage, push
notifications, performance monitoring, and more.</p>
<p>With Usergrid, developers can set up their own cloud-based data platform
in minutes instead of months – no server-side coding or back-end
development needed. This allows your developers to focus on developing
the rich features and user experience that truly differentiate your app,
rather than on the time-consuming details of implementing core back-end
services and infrastructure.</p>
<div class="section" id="data-storage-management">
<h2>Data storage &amp; management<a class="headerlink" href="#data-storage-management" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
<div class="section" id="application-data">
<h3>Application data<a class="headerlink" href="#application-data" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h3>
<p>At the core of Usergrid is a flexible platform that can store any type
of application data, from simple records like a catalog of books to
complex associations like user relationships. No matter what type of
data drives your app, you can store it as collections of data entities
and immediately perform complex queries or full-text searches on any
field. You can also create custom entities with custom properties,
giving you the ability to store data and context in a way that makes
sense for your app.</p>
<p>To learn more about entities and collections, see <a class="reference external" href="data-model.html">Usergrid Data
model</a>.</p>
<p>For a complete list of the default data entities available, see
<a class="reference external" href="../rest-endpoint/api-docs.html#models">Models</a>.</p>
</div>
<div class="section" id="files-assets">
<h3>Files &amp; assets<a class="headerlink" href="#files-assets" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h3>
<p>Images, video, and audio are key components of a great app experience.
With Usergrid, you can upload and retrieve binary objects from the same
data store as the rest of your application data, eliminating the need to
set up content delivery networks (CDNs) and easing implementation. We
handle all the back-end details that keep your content quickly
accessible.</p>
<p>To learn more about files and asset storage, see <a class="reference external" href="../assets-and-files/uploading-assets.html">Uploading files and
assets</a>.</p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="section" id="flexible-data-querying">
<h2>Flexible data querying<a class="headerlink" href="#flexible-data-querying" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
<p>One of Usergrid&#8217; most powerful features is the ability to perform
SQL-style queries and full-text searches on data entities, as well as
their properties. This lets you quickly retrieve specific data entities
based on multiple criteria, then utilize that data to power social
features, target push notifications, perform user analysis, and more.</p>
<p>Learn more about querying app data, see <a class="reference external" href="../data-queries/querying-your-data.html">Data query
overview</a>.</p>
</div>
<div class="section" id="social">
<h2>Social<a class="headerlink" href="#social" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
<div class="section" id="entity-relationships">
<h3>Entity relationships<a class="headerlink" href="#entity-relationships" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h3>
<p>You can create relationships between data entities to help build
features, improve user experience, and contextualize data. For example,
you might associate a user with their devices to capture valuable
geolocation data, create relationships between users to build social
graphs, or implement popular features such as activity streams.</p>
<p>To learn more about entity relationships, see <a class="reference external" href="../entity-connections/connecting-entities.html">Entity
connections</a>.</p>
</div>
<div class="section" id="activity-streams">
<h3>Activity streams<a class="headerlink" href="#activity-streams" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h3>
<p>A key aspect of social networking apps is the ability to provide and
publish data streams of user actions, such as ongoing lists of comments,
activities, and tweets. Usergrid simplifies management and routing of
these data streams by providing an activity entity that is specifically
designed to automatically create a relationship between activities and
the user who created them.</p>
<p>To learn more about activities and activity feeds, see <a class="reference external" href="../user-management/activity.html">Activity
feeds</a>.</p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="section" id="user-management">
<h2>User management<a class="headerlink" href="#user-management" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
<div class="section" id="registration-and-login">
<h3>Registration and login<a class="headerlink" href="#registration-and-login" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h3>
<p>You can easily add and manage users by providing the core services
necessary to handle secure registration and log in, including OAuth
2.0-compliant client authentication. In addition, any number of default
or custom data entities and properties can be associated with a user
entity to create complete user profiles.</p>
<p>To learn more about user management, see <a class="reference external" href="../user-management/user-management.html">User
Management</a>.</p>
<p>To learn more about authentication, see Authenticating users and
application clients.</p>
</div>
<div class="section" id="roles-permissions">
<h3>Roles &amp; permissions<a class="headerlink" href="#roles-permissions" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h3>
<p>Applications often require the ability to configure fine-grain control
of user access to data, features and functionality. Usergrid solves the
implementation details of user access with roles and permissions. Simply
create roles that represent user types or access levels, such as
Administrator, then assign the necessary permissions to that role. With
a single API call, you can then associate your roles with any user or
group of users.</p>
<p>To learn more about user roles and permissions, see <a class="reference external" href="../security-and-auth/securing-your-app.html">Using
Permissions</a>.</p>
</div>
<div class="section" id="groups">
<h3>Groups<a class="headerlink" href="#groups" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h3>
<p>Groups are a flexible way to organize your users based on any number of
criteria. For example, you might group users based on interests or
location to more effectively deliver relevant content, target offers, or
customize campaigns. You can also take advantage of the groups entity to
enable group-based social networking activities, such as allowing your
users to create private information feeds or circles of friends.</p>
<p>To learn more about groups, see <a class="reference external" href="../user-management/groups.html">Working with group
data</a>.</p>
</div>
<div class="section" id="third-party-authentication">
<h3>Third-party authentication<a class="headerlink" href="#third-party-authentication" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h3>
<p>In addition to supporting user management and OAuth-based login for your
app, Usergrid also makes it easy to integrate third-party authentication
through such popular services as Facebook, Twitter and other
OAuth-enabled accounts. Providing third-party sign-in can improve user
experience, while increasing adoption, giving you access to valuable
information from social networks and services.</p>
<p>To learn more about using third-party sign-in, see <a class="reference external" href="../security-and-auth/facebook-sign.html">Facebook sign
in</a>.</p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="section" id="geolocation">
<h2>Geolocation<a class="headerlink" href="#geolocation" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
<p>The device entity allows you to capture geolocation data from your
users&#8217; GPS-enabled devices to more effectively target campaigns, push
notifications, offers and more. Geolocation also gives you an important
data point for contextualizing and analyzing trends and user behavior.</p>
<p>To learn more about geolocation, see
<a class="reference external" href="../geolocation/geolocation.html">Geolocation</a>.</p>
</div>
<div class="section" id="push-notifications-coming-soon">
<h2>Push notifications (Coming soon...)<a class="headerlink" href="#push-notifications-coming-soon" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
<p><strong>(Coming Usergrid 2.0)</strong> Push notifications are the most effective way
to engage your users with relevant content, and thanks to Usergrid,
implementing them can be done in minutes. Simply register your app and
your user&#8217;s devices with a notification provider, such as Apple Push
Notification Service or Google Cloud Messaging, then use the Usergrid
notification entity to send millions of push notifications a month at no
cost. When used in conjunction with queries of user and application
data, push notifications become a powerful tool for leveraging user
data, ensuring relevancy and driving engagement.</p>
<p>To learn more about push notifications, see <a class="reference external" href="../push-notifications/tbd.html">Push notifications
overview</a>.</p>
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